Chapter - 16

Manipulating Images:
Integrate Pictures and Text:
Whenever you insert a graphic / picture into a document, it is inserted In line with text by
default. This means that the text in the document moves in order to accommodate the graphic.
This lesson will show you how to adjust text wrapping and how to use the grid to position
objects.

Adjust text wrapping

To adjus how text reacts to the objects in your documents, change the object’s text wrapping.

1. Double-click the object whose text wrapping you wish to adjust.

The Format tab appears on the Ribbon.

2. Click the Wrap Text button in the Arrange group.

A list of text wrapping styles appears. See Table 7-6:

Text Wrapping Styles table for a description of each style.

3. Select a text wrapping style from the list.

The text wrapping style is applied to the image

Other Ways to Adjust Text Wrapping: Right-click the image, point to Wrap Text in the
contextual menu, and select an option from the submenu.

Display/hide the grid:

Just like the graph paper you used to use in geometry class, the grid consists of horizontal and
vertical lines that help you draw and position objects.

1. Click the View tab on the Ribbon.

2. Click the Gridlines check box in the Show group.

 Horizontal and vertical gridlines appear on the page.

Tip:

 Gridlines do NOT appear in the printed document.

Adjust grid settings:

To adjust grid settings, such as how much space appears between gridlines, open the Drawing
Grid dialog box.

1. Click the Format tab on the Ribbon.

Tip: If the Format tab isn’t displayed on the Ribbon, double-click an object in the document
to display it.
2. Click the Align button in the Arrange group and select Grid Settings from the list. The
Drawing Grid dialog box appears.

3. Make your adjustments and click OK when you’re finished.

Turn on/off the Snap to Grid feature:

The Snap to Grid feature causes objects to “snap” to the nearest gridline when you move them
around in your documents. This can be convenient or extremely inconvenient depending on
your personal preferences. The Snap to Grid feature is turned off by default in Word 2016, but
you can easily turn it on.

1. Click the Format tab on the Ribbon.

Tip: If the Format tab isn’t displayed on the

Ribbon, double-click an object in the document to display it.

2. Click the Align button in the Arrange group and select Grid Settings from the menu.

The Grid and Guides dialog box appears.

3. Click the Snap objects to grid check box.

 Tip: To set this as the default setting, click the Set as Default button in the Grid and Guides
dialog box.

4. Click OK.

Adjust Image Appearance:

Altering the Look of Pictures and Graphics:
Word 2016 has greatly expanded the user’s ability to alter the appearance of pictures and
graphics. Now you can easily sharpen or soften an image, change brightness and contrast,
adjust coloring, and apply artistic effects.

Apply corrections:
Corrections that can be applied include sharpening or softening, and adjusting the brightness
and contrast.

1. Double-click the picture or graphic to which you want to apply corrections.

The Format tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools.

2. Click the Format tab and then select the Corrections button in the Adjust group.

A gallery of corrections options appears.

3. Select a correction option from the gallery.

The picture or graphic corrected accordingly.

Tip: To preview how the correction will change your picture or graphic, briefly hold the mouse
over the correction option.

Adjust color:
When you adjust color, you can change the color saturation, color tone, or simply re-color the
image.

1. Double-click the picture or graphic for which you want to adjust color.

The Format tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools.

2. Click the Format tab and select the Color button in the Adjust group.

A gallery of color options appears.

3. Select a color option from the gallery.

The picture or graphic is re-colored accordingly.

Tip: To preview how the color adjustment will change your picture or graphic, briefly hold
the mouse over the color option Apply artistic effects
Perhaps the most interesting new feature for image adjustment is the ability to apply artistic
effects. You can make your picture or graphic appear as if it was painted or drawn with the
click of a button.

1. Double-click the picture or graphic to which you want to apply an artistic effect.

The Format tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools.

2. Click the Format tab, and then select the Artistic Effects button in the Adjust group.

A gallery of artistic effects appears.

3. Select an artistic effect from the gallery.

The artistic effect is applied accordingly.

Tip: To preview how the artistic effect will change your picture or graphic, briefly hold the
mouse over the effect.

Formatting Pictures or Graphics:

Word comes with several features that allow you to alter a picture or graphics file once it has
been inserted.

Crop a picture or graphic

When you crop a picture or graphic, you trim its horizontal and vertical sides. Cropping is useful
when you only want to include a portion of a picture or graphic.
1. Double-click the picture or graphic that you want to crop.
The Format contextual tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools.
2. Click the Format tab, and then select the Crop button list arrow in the Size group.

A list of options appear.

3. Click Crop.

4. Click and drag the picture or graphic’s cropping handles.

Word crops the picture or graphics.

Tip: To crop all four sides of a picture or graphic at once while maintaining the graphic’s
proportions, press and hold down the <Ctrl> key as you drag the mouse.

5. Click the Crop button in the Size group once again to turn off the cropping tool.

The image is cropped. Change the visual style of a picture or graphic

Changing the visual style of a picture or graphic changes how it appears on the page.

1. Double-click the picture or graphic that you want to adjust.

The Format contextual tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools.

2. Click the Format tab, then select a Picture Style from the Picture Styles Gallery in the Picture

Styles group.

Tip: To view all the available styles, click the

More button ( ) in the Picture Styles group. The style is applied to the picture or graphic.

Applying Special Effects:

You can apply special effects such as reflection, glow, and 3-D rotation to clip art, shapes, and
pictures.

1. Select the picture or shape that you want to apply special effects to.

The Format tab appears on the Ribbon under Picture Tools or Drawing Tools.

2. Depending on the object, click the Picture Effects button in the Picture Styles group or the
Shape Effects in the Shape Styles group.
 A list of different types of effects appears.

3. Point to the type of effect that you want to use, then select an option from the submenu. The
special effect is applied to the picture.

Tip: To preview how a special effect will change your image or object, point to different effects
in the gallery before clicking them to select.

Insert Other Media Elements:

With Word 2016 you can insert videos into your document and watch them without navigating away
from your screen.

1. Place your cursor in the area you would like to insert your video. Click the Insert tab.

2. In the Media group, click the Online Video button.

The insert Video window appears.

3. Search for your video in the Search box and press <Enter>.

4. The search results are populated. Click the plus sign on a video to view it before you insert it. Select the

one you want and click Insert.

The video is now embedded as an actual video in your document.

Tip:
If you already have the link to the video, you can embed it by going to insert – Online

Video, and then copying the link into the From a Video Embedded Code box and
pressing Enter.